I was born at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky on June
19, 1961 to Sam & Louise
Martin.

My love of painting was an early fascination.
My Aunt Goldie (Mother's Sister) loved to paint landscapes in oil
and I always wanted to watch her paint. I was always grateful to my
aunt for tolerating such a hyper child while she was trying to work.

I started painting in the elementary school
where I had a wonderful teacher that gave me the tools to experiment
with paint and allowed me to work on a large wall mural in the
school hallway with a number of other students. That was all it took
for me to start my wonderful journey in art, crafts and mainly
painting.

My father passed away when I was ten and at
that time Mom and I moved to a smaller house. The house had a garage
attached which Mom let me use as a canvas to create my first solo
mural. The mural included mountains, flowers and baskets all done in
watercolors. That was about the extent of my talents at that young
age.

Shortly after I painted the garage mural my
brother transformed the room into a den for Mom and the mural was
covered with paneling. Many years later mom's house burned and when
they were repairing the damage the old mural was discovered. It
brought back many memories of my childhood fascination.

Being a self-taught artist gives me an
advantage over those with training. I can be more creative and don't
have to conform to the "way I was taught". I can learn something new
every day just by picking up a book, magazine, or talking to other
artists. Over the years I have done everything from ceramics,
murals, miniature doll house wall paper, ornaments, wood items, and
any number of crafts.

I still love to paint and my favorite medium
is Acrylic. For over three years I have sold my treasures on eBay
and have developed quite a number of clients that love my work. I
consider each and every one of them my friends.